VERB TENSE REVIEW c
  • 1. This year the Baldwins _____ skiing in Whistler, British Columbia, over New Year´s holiday.
A) will go
B) had been
C) should
D) will have gone
E) are skiing
  • 2. The computer _____ slowly since we installed the new operating system.
A) has been running
B) was running
C) will run
D) had runned
E) run
  • 3. When I _____my wrecked car, I cried.
A) have seen
B) was seeing
C) had seen
D) has seen
E) saw
  • 4. My little brother _____everywhere. He has a lot of energy.
A) runs
B) ran
C) runned
D) running
E) run
  • 5. People all over the world _____ about the tsunami in 2004.
A) has heard
B) have been hearding
C) didn´t hear
D) had heard
E) hearded
  • 6. The new teacher _____ such naughty students. She had to be strict with the class.
A) has never taught
B) had never taught
C) will never teach
D) never teached
E) have never taught
  • 7. In the past 15 years, the western United States _____ faster than other areas of the country.
A) has grown
B) have grown
C) had been growing
D) is growing
E) had grown
  • 8. By the time I finish the test, all of the other students _____ the class.
A) will have left
B) had left
C) has left
D) are leaving
E) will leave
  • 9. Maria _____ for the airport at 5 o´clock tomorrow.
A) had left
B) left
C) has left
D) will be leaving
E) was leaving
  • 10. In 2030, Collin _____ in politics for 30 years.
A) will work
B) worked
C) has been working
D) had been workin
E) will have been working
  • 11. Right now I _____ my Iphone and my tablet in my backpack.
A) carried
B) am carrying
C) had been carrying
D) was carrying
E) carry
  • 12. Peter can´t budget well. Last month he _____ all of his money before the 15th of the month.
A) will spend
B) had spent
C) was spending
D) spends
E) spended
  • 13. Leila _____ two great novels so far.
A) was writing
B) have written
C) has written
D) is writing
E) wrote
  • 14. Maurice _____ two soccer teams next season. He loves soccer.
A) will be coaching
B) coached
C) coaches
D) has coached
E) has been coaching
  • 15. Joann and Mark _____ a great view over the ocean from their hotel room in Greece. They enjoyed staying there.
A) haven´t
B) had
C) have had
D) has
E) have
  • 16. When my father-in-law retired, my mother-in-law also _____ her job.
A) has quit
B) quitted
C) will quit
D) quits
E) quit
  • 17. Junko _____ in an apartment in Atlanta now.
A) had lived
B) has lived
C) is living
D) was living
E) living
  • 18. While the cat _____ on Monique´s lap, it fell asleep.
A) will be sitting
B) was sitting
C) sits
D) has sat
E) had sit
  • 19. The doctor _____ to us when he has finished the surgery.
A) will talk
B) talked
C) talking
D) has talked
E) talks
  • 20. By the time the firefighters _____, the house has burned to the ground.
A) was arrived
B) had arrived
C) arrived
D) didn´t arrive
E) were arriving
  • 21. The Chinese _____ moon cakes every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A) are eating
B) were eating
C) doesn´t eat
D) eat
E) is eating
  • 22. Tracey _____ the lesson as she takes attendance.
A) should have begun
B) will begin
C) began
D) has begun
E) is beginning
  • 23. I didn´t know anything about computer animation until I _____ a class.
A) will take
B) was taking
C) had taken
D) take
E) took
  • 24. I _____ any good movies recently. Have you?
A) didn´t see
B) saw
C) haven´t seen
D) am not seeing
E) was not seeing
  • 25. When the mail carrier came to the door, I _____ a bath.
A) took
B) will taken
C) was taking
D) has taken
E) have taken
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